Unfortunately, due to an incident which occurred this past weekend which I can't get into, I think I'll have to take a break from writing. I'm not sure how long this break will be. However, I've been shaky ever since the incident, have had trouble eating and sleeping, have suffered from nightmares/night-terrors, have gotten slightly paranoid about even stepping outside of the house, seem to be suffering from short-term memory loss, have felt a constant sense of nausea and heartache (along with fatigue and weakness), and have at least temporarily lost the focus necessary to get much work done. I sincerely hope these feelings subside, and sooner rather than later, so I can get back to doing what I love - which is writing. But I can't make any guarantees at this juncture. I just ask for your thoughts and prayers during this difficult time. Thanks.
After its first week, I gave The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore a B+ grade. While I didn't think the show appeared to be perfect by any stretch of the imagination, I also liked the Daily Show meets Politically Incorrect vibe I got from it, and thought, with the proper adjustments, the show would indeed provide a great fill-in for The Colbert Report . In the show's succeeding weeks, however, I've been less impressed by it and think that if it doesn't make certain adjustments, it could be in jeopardy of losing many long-time viewers of the show's time slot. One major issue I think the show's had to this point is a lack of direction. It's been unable to decide whether it wants to be a comedy show with serious conversation sprinkled in or a serious show with comedy sprinkled in. It's almost as if the show's writers want to give The Nightly Show a Real Time with Bill Maher feel. The problem with that idea or format is the fact Real Time is an hour lon...